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Background/Objectives: Pain is a common symptom for hospitalised older adults. Pain is not always adequately assessed, which can lead to inadequate pain management and adverse patient outcomes. Thus, new technology-driven pain assessment tools have b...

In the present study, vertebral bone tissues derived from Chongming crucian carp (Carassius carassius), a dominant species during the summer and autumn seasons on Chongming Island in the lower Yangtze River, were used to establish and characterize a...

Variations in the groundwater chemical environment are a critical factor affecting the mechanical property degradation and structural alteration of coal measure strata. Addressing the engineering challenges commonly encountered in coal mining areas o...

To explore the mechanism of action of CBS-derived H₂S in inducing cerebral vasodilation and activating BK_Ca channels. Sprague–Dawley (SD) rat middle cerebral arteries (MCA) were isolated from rat brains, and a pressure myography system was used...

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) has significant hurdles due to individual differences in ovarian response during controlled ovarian stimulation. The Asn680Ser polymorphism of the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) is linked to varying ovarian...

Retromer is an evolutionarily conserved protein complex first identified in budding yeast. It was originally described for its essential role in endosome-to-Golgi retrieval of lysosomal hydrolase receptors. Retromer is now known to mediate traffickin...

Microwave-assisted biosynthesis using marine Chlorella sp. extracts provides a green and efficient route for the production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Compared with the conventional method (24 h), microwave-assisted synthesis reduces the reacti...

Hybrid railway assets such as workshops and depots combine building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP)/industrial, and linear infrastructure domains, increasing coordination complexity and challenging continuity from the Project Information M...

This article develops a comprehensive theory of multiary graded polyadic algebras, extending the classical concept of group-graded algebras to higher-arity structures. We introduce the notion of grading by multiary groups and investigate various comp...

Compost-derived humic acids (HAs) and fulvic acids (FAs) play an essential role in enhancing soil microbial diversity and activity by facilitating metabolic processes through electron transfer. Herein, the effect of bioleaching dewatered sludge (BDS)...

Solanum rostratum is a globally regulated invasive species, known for its detrimental impacts on local biodiversity, human and livestock health, and agricultural productivity. This study employed the Biomod2 ensemble modeling framework to analyze the...

Background/Objectives: Epidemiological studies have proven that coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) is the major virus that causes acute and chronic myocarditis and pancreatitis. Currently, there are no antiviral therapeutic drugs or vaccines that are available...

Transmission lines traversing forested areas pose significant fire risks, necessitating timely and efficient inspection mechanisms. Traditional manual patrols and cloud-based UAV inspections suffer from high latency, bandwidth dependence, and delayed...

A survey was carried out during 2023–2024, and 363 asymptomatic and symptomatic olive samples with deformed leaves, mosaic, and yellow spots were collected from different regions in Saudi Arabia. These samples were tested by ELISA against eight...

In this paper, a novel approach for fault detection in the stator windings of induction motors is presented. The procedure is based on spectral analysis of the current signal. However, due to the specific target application, short duration signals (0...

Background: Physical inactivity is linked to falls, cognitive decline, and reduced independence, underscoring the need for accessible interventions that enhance balance and cognitive functions. In this context, sustainability refers to affordability,...

This study examines a nonlinear partial differential equation, namely the (3+1)-dimensional Boussinesq-type equation. To explore this model, three versatile analytical approaches are applied: the Exp-function method, the Kudryashov method, and the Ri...

Background: Accurate in vivo brain tumor detection using hyperspectral imaging (HSI), a non-invasive technique that captures spectral information beyond the visible range, is challenging due to the complexity of biological tissues and the difficulty...

Climate change adaptation has become a central policy priority, requiring coordinated and systematic action. Cities, as areas highly exposed to climate-related risks, increasingly assume responsibility for implementing effective adaptation measures....

Accurate alfalfa biomass prediction is crucial for pasture management and sustainable livestock production. However, traditional methods often perform poorly under complex field conditions. To address the limited prediction accuracy of traditional me...

Soil heavy metal pollution caused by mineral resource extraction activities poses a serious threat to the ecological environment within and surrounding mining areas. As a highly concealed toxic heavy metal, arsenic (As) urgently requires the establis...

Boron compounds, classified as prohibited food additives due to their high toxicity, persist in pesticides and fertilisers, industrial processes, food supply chains, and consumer goods, perpetuating multisource exposure risks. Chronic ingestion may i...

Although recent studies have achieved remarkable progress in remote sensing image understanding by fusing spatial- and frequency-domain features to leverage their complementary strengths, they still face two key limitations: frequency modeling remain...

Line-field spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (LF-SD-OCT) offers high-speed parallel imaging, but lateral beam expansion limits the photon budget per spatial channel, compromising sensitivity. Here, we demonstrate a high-speed LF-SD-OCT sys...

The microstructure and ultrastructure of the sperm of Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica, artificially induced with weekly injections with carp pituitary (CP) and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), was studied, and milt from 10 out of 20 mature fish wa...

Production profiling is essential for optimizing production strategies in oil and gas wells. Conventional production logging tools provide only discrete, time-limited measurements and face operational challenges in long or complex horizontal wells. D...

This study investigated the determinants of entrepreneurial intentions and behavior among Saudi sports education students using the Theory of Planned Behavior. The study employed a cross-sectional survey of 372 undergraduate and graduate sports scien...

This paper presents a comprehensive review of digital floating-point arithmetic algorithms that utilize Taylor series expansion in combination with mantissa-region division techniques, and it further demonstrates their generalization and applicabilit...

Variable geometry ejectors (VGEs) offer passive, compact, and energy-efficient solutions for fluid transport and thermal management in applications such as refrigeration, hydrogen fuel cells, and solar-driven desalination. By adjusting internal geome...

This study evaluated the hydraulic performance of regular and irregular stepped spillways experimentally to reduce the hydraulic leap length and enhance energy dissipation. The study tested fourteen physical models with 40° and 45° slopes and...

Understanding the motion parameters of floating ice is very important for characterizing the ice water dynamics of rivers during freezing periods. Due to the low spatiotemporal resolution of satellite images, limited observation range of unmanned aer...

In this study, first-principles calculations were employed to systematically investigate the adsorption of Cl⁻ on Al₂Cu(110) surfaces, clean Al(111)/Al₂Cu(110) interfaces, and Fe/Si-doped interfaces, as well as the influence of strain on interf...

A retrospective analysis of atmospheric volatile organic compounds in urban Beijing during spring 2017–2019 and 2025 reveals a profound transition in pollution characteristics following long-term control policies. Integrating field observations...

Data-driven approaches have emerged as powerful tools for analyzing process data. This study focuses on two data-driven methods: n-gram chi-square feature selection for extracting key action segments and K-medoids clustering combined with Dynamic Tim...

Proiphys amboinensis has considerable potential as a commercial ornamental plant due to its attractive foliage, distinctive flowers, and long flowering period. This study established an in vitro micropropagation protocol and evaluated the genetic fid...

This study systematically investigates the effects of polishing slurry components on the material removal rate (MRR) and surface morphology of the C-face of 4H-SiC substrates during chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) based on the Fenton reaction. By...

Backgrouınd/Objectives: Edible fungi are increasingly regarded as important natural reservoirs of secondary metabolites exhibiting a wide range of biological activities. The present study aimed to molecularly identify Rhizopogon roseolus collect...

High-temperature, high-pressure (HTHP) hard-rock drilling frequently causes chamfer spalling of polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutters, leading to ~20% loss in the rate of penetration (ROP) and large torque oscillations. We propose a surface-g...

Geothermal exploration and monitoring often require dense temperature observations in terrains where wired networks are impractical and battery replacement for in situ sensors is costly. This paper proposes an infrared-assisted, temperature-aware acc...

PID (proportional integral derivative) control has been widely used in industry due to its simplicity in implementation and satisfactory performance. However, the controller tuning is very troublesome when used in complex and nonlinear systems. The f...

Environmental stress and suboptimal planting schedules are among the most significant factors limiting cauliflower production by disrupting developmental timing, reducing photosynthetic efficiency, and compromising curd quality. This study investigat...

This study investigates uncertainty quantification for field-level ship hull surface pressure predictions using a U-Net-based data-driven model. A speed-conditioned U-Net is trained on a large CFD dataset covering multiple ship types and velocity con...

This work uses (c)-comparison functions in a metric space endowed with an arbitrary binary relation to establish certain fixed point results under a nonlinear version of almost contractions. The findings addressed here generalize and extend a number...

Exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) has classically been attributed to localized mechanical disruption following eccentric contractions. Emerging evidence, however, indicates that EIMD represents a systems-level failure of stress integration within...

Accurate carbon price forecasting is vital for risk management but is hindered by high volatility and sensitivity to external shocks. Existing multivariate models typically overlook unstructured news sentiment, failing to capture irrational fluctuati...

To increase printing speed and quality, a route consisting of using two sequential coextruders to form impregnated fiber immediately before feeding it to the printer. Such an approach, aimed at allowing the use of the most common industrial 12K carbo...

Precise bubble detection is fundamental to process control in chemical engineering and oceanography, yet deploying heavy deep learning models on edge devices is often impractical due to hardware constraints. To bridge this gap, we present LGA-YOLO, a...

Adaptive beamforming (ABF) can improve the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) of radar systems through the suppression of interference and by maintaining the desired signal. However, unavoidable array defects will cause significant perfor...

Organizations increasingly rely on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices as a core element of sustainable management, yet little is known about how ESG affects employees during periods of crisis. Despite the growing ESG literature, li...

The natriuretic peptides A and B, encoded by NPPA and NPPB, respectively, have complementary and redundant functions in cardiovascular homeostasis. To establish their coordinated roles, we analyzed the cardiac phenotype of a mouse line in which the N...